E96. Bret Weinstein Explains Unity 2020 – His Hope for the Future of the Country

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🗓️ 9 September 2020

⏱️ 117 minutes

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In some sense the United States was an innovation, a bold experiment that turned into a spectacular success. According to Bret Weinstein, this success is proof of concept, and the system devised has been wildly successful at producing well-being, though unfairly distributed to certain population groups. The solution is not to un-invent the system, it’s to figure out how to correct the unfairness. The system needs an adjustment. Bret believes that Unity 2020 is our way to break the corrupt duopoly holding this country in gridlock and sowing division between Democrats and Republicans. A biologist and evolutionary theorist, Bret’s background is in studying complex systems and the evolution of humans in particular. He outlines his innovative and bold plan to galvanize disaffected voters, force both parties to meet in the middle and affect a lasting change in the way this country is governed. Will it work in 2020? Is there time? If not, what can we hope for in the future?

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to this Podcast One production.
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0:08.3	This is Walk-In's Welcome with Bridget Petacy.
0:10.9	I'm Bridget Petacy, I'm Bridget Petacy and you are welcome. You know the drill.
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0:35.0	This week on the podcast I'm excited to welcome Brett Weinstein.
0:39.0	Brett has spent two decades advancing the field of evolutionary biology and is currently
0:44.3	working to uncover the evolutionary meaning of large-scale patterns in human
0:48.3	history and seeking a game theoretically stable path forward for humanity.
0:53.2	For those of you who haven't heard of Brett before,
0:55.9	he was a professor at the Evergreen State College for 14 years.
0:59.7	He and his wife Heather Haying resigned in the wake of 2017 campus riots that focused in part on Weinstein and
1:07.5	Haying's opposition to a day of racial segregation and other college equity proposals.
1:13.1	He is currently writing a book with his wife Heather Haying,
1:16.1	which will provide an evolutionary toolkit for living a good and honorable life
1:20.6	as an ape in the 21st century.
1:23.4	He is also currently host of Brett Weinstein's Dark Horse podcast.
1:27.7	This is a fascinating conversation
1:29.5	and we cover a lot of what he's been talking about
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